 There follows a lot of data about deaths in war that far exceeded 33,000, like killings in Cambodia, Germany, and Iraq, or Syria. That doesn't mean that the plight of Ukraine, Gaza, or Sudan isn't horrific, or that the progress we've made is permanent. Maybe the 2024 figures will be worse. Maybe an all-out war will break out, but it's not worse. The authors of Scientific American also claim that the second biggest COVID surge occurred this past winter.